"The percentage of workers employed part-time has been rising since 2007, increasing from 16.7 percent to 22.2 percent in 2011, the EBRI said. Over that period, the nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute found part-time workers experienced a much larger decline in health coverage than fulltime workers. Between 2007 and 2011, full-time workers experienced a 2.8 percent reduction in the likelihood of having coverage from their own jobs, while part-time workers suffered a 15.7 percent decline."

SilentStrider:Weaver95: The My Little Pony Killer: Actually, Obamacare will keep your working situation exactly the same, except now you actually have a chance at qualifying for and getting healthcare.

/and I'm supposed to be upset about this, why again?

Because obamacare will end all life in the universe and bring about the end times.

If the end times means I get to watch St. Peter laugh in a Republican's face when they ask to get into heaven, then bring 'em on.

I think it means they all get raptured, and we get some peace and quiet here on earth.

Weaver95:Yup. Everything everywhere is Obamas fault. The fact that corporations are dicking over us workers just to be spiteful biatches is ENTIRELY Obamas fault as well.

I love a "lets throw the evil fat cat CEOs under the bus" thread just as much as the next guy but you'd think that if the head of a Union could blame a company he would blame a company. That way he could demand more money/time off/other benefits for his members. But he's not?! He's blaming the people he helped elect. What good is that doing his members? Or himself? He's not going to get a better contract from anyone because of his actions on this matter. So why do it? Could it be that Obamacare is the nightmare that we have been saying it was? No that can't be it.

Sorry about trying to make comments about the article, I've interrupted the boss bashing thread. My bad

The Stealth Hippopotamus:Weaver95: Yup. Everything everywhere is Obamas fault. The fact that corporations are dicking over us workers just to be spiteful biatches is ENTIRELY Obamas fault as well.

I love a "lets throw the evil fat cat CEOs under the bus" thread just as much as the next guy but you'd think that if the head of a Union could blame a company he would blame a company. That way he could demand more money/time off/other benefits for his members. But he's not?! He's blaming the people he helped elect. What good is that doing his members? Or himself? He's not going to get a better contract from anyone because of his actions on this matter. So why do it? Could it be that Obamacare is the nightmare that we have been saying it was? No that can't be it.

Sorry about trying to make comments about the article, I've interrupted the boss bashing thread. My bad

You know what, it was big bosses bad decisions that lead us to this place.

Corporations had had the biggest profits ever historically. They refuse to share the wealth with the laborers who help them gain that wealth.

So fark em. When there was commies in this world corporations HAD to provide a better living conditions to keep from political overthrow from happening. Now there is no threat.

Public sector is where the unions are really going to be hammered. Many government employees at all levels have sweetheart health plans with minimal contributions. The pressure will be on to make those benefits more in line with what most Americans will have.

SlothB77:Before Obamacare: Company A hired full-time workers. Health care costs were highAfter Obamacare: health care costs continue to go up and Company A decides to change their workers to part-time as a result of being assholes. Workers find new and better jobs. Company A dies of talent attrition.

This is brought to you by the same folks that don't understand increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment. Businesses aren't going to cut into their profits to pay more. They are going to find a way to decrease their losses, and that generally means cutting back on employee hours / shifts / benefits / etc...

Choo-Choo Bear:This is brought to you by the same folks that don't understand increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment. Businesses aren't going to cut into their profits to pay more. They are going to find a way to decrease their losses, and that generally means cutting back on employee hours / shifts / benefits / etc...

It's not a good thing, but it's a true thing. Economics 101.

You should take another economics class, it is a lot more complicated than that.

Choo-Choo Bear:This is brought to you by the same folks that don't understand increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment. Businesses aren't going to cut into their profits to pay more. They are going to find a way to decrease their losses, and that generally means cutting back on employee hours / shifts / benefits / etc...

It's not a good thing, but it's a true thing. Economics 101.

Which will then hit their ability to make profits, when they lack the manpower to do things.

My mother is an assistant manager at a Dollar Tree. They had some shennanagins with another AM who wasn't properly getting work done, so merch didn't go out and sales suffered. The district manager cut the store's availble hours - and now my mother can't get enough people working to get the store sorted out, and the DM wants to cut hours even more.

I... I don't understand this. I honestly don't. If a problem can be solved by adding manpower, WHY CUT MANPOWER?

Choo-Choo Bear:This is brought to you by the same folks that don't understand increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment. Businesses aren't going to cut into their profits to pay more. They are going to find a way to decrease their losses, and that generally means cutting back on employee hours / shifts / benefits / etc...

It's not a good thing, but it's a true thing. Economics 101.

Since we can look at corporate profits and the implementation of the minimum wage, unemployment and subsequent increases, can you provide evidence to support your first assertion?

If it is Economics 101 I'm sure a simple graph is out there, the same way it is easy to find images of basics for Math 101.

Testiclaw:Choo-Choo Bear: This is brought to you by the same folks that don't understand increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment. Businesses aren't going to cut into their profits to pay more. They are going to find a way to decrease their losses, and that generally means cutting back on employee hours / shifts / benefits / etc...

It's not a good thing, but it's a true thing. Economics 101.

Since we can look at corporate profits and the implementation of the minimum wage, unemployment and subsequent increases, can you provide evidence to support your first assertion?

If it is Economics 101 I'm sure a simple graph is out there, the same way it is easy to find images of basics for Math 101.

It is pretty simple, he went to a top 5 economics school. You have to think in terms of an island where the coconuts represent healthcare...

Summercat:Choo-Choo Bear: This is brought to you by the same folks that don't understand increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment. Businesses aren't going to cut into their profits to pay more. They are going to find a way to decrease their losses, and that generally means cutting back on employee hours / shifts / benefits / etc...

It's not a good thing, but it's a true thing. Economics 101.

Which will then hit their ability to make profits, when they lack the manpower to do things.

My mother is an assistant manager at a Dollar Tree. They had some shennanagins with another AM who wasn't properly getting work done, so merch didn't go out and sales suffered. The district manager cut the store's availble hours - and now my mother can't get enough people working to get the store sorted out, and the DM wants to cut hours even more.

I... I don't understand this. I honestly don't. If a problem can be solved by adding manpower, WHY CUT MANPOWER?

Walmart is running into the same problem.

I was in a walmart last weekend and it was ghost town. No clerks on the floor at all and only a few registers open.

jst3p:Testiclaw: Choo-Choo Bear: This is brought to you by the same folks that don't understand increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment. Businesses aren't going to cut into their profits to pay more. They are going to find a way to decrease their losses, and that generally means cutting back on employee hours / shifts / benefits / etc...

It's not a good thing, but it's a true thing. Economics 101.

Since we can look at corporate profits and the implementation of the minimum wage, unemployment and subsequent increases, can you provide evidence to support your first assertion?

If it is Economics 101 I'm sure a simple graph is out there, the same way it is easy to find images of basics for Math 101.

It is pretty simple, he went to a top 5 economics school. You have to think in terms of an island where the coconuts represent healthcare...